Drama

Longe da Vista

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In order to make some much-needed cash for himself, 65-year-old Portuguese prison inmate Eugenio impersonates a young woman and begins a romantic correspondence with a lonely Portuguese truck-driver living in Boston, convincing him that her tragic life has culminated in financial dire straits so he will send money. At first Eugenio's sister Idalina assists him in creating the character of Maria da Luz. Touched by her sweetness and apparent loving nature, the trucker willingly sends her money. When Idalina starts fearing they will be caught, she backs out of her arrangement with Eugenio who then convinces his young cellmate Vasco to help write the letters and even sends a picture of himself at age seven to "prove" that Maria has a young son. As prison life exacts an increasingly heavy toll upon Eugenio's health, his feminine alter-ego helps sustain him.

Release Date : 1999-04-02

Language :Portuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Madragoa Filmes

Production Country : FrancePortugal

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Canto e Castro

Character Name : Eugénio

Original Name : Canto e Castro

Gender : Male

Francisco Nascimento

Character Name : Vasco

Original Name : Francisco Nascimento

Gender : Male

Henrique Viana

Character Name : Abel

Original Name : Henrique Viana

Gender : Male

Zita Duarte

Character Name : Idalina

Original Name : Zita Duarte

Gender : Female

Rita Blanco

Character Name : Rute

Original Name : Rita Blanco

Gender : Female

Rogério Samora

Character Name : Warden

Original Name : Rogério Samora

Gender : Male

José Mora Ramos

Character Name : Chief Guard

Original Name : José Mora Ramos

Gender : Male

Heitor Lourenço

Character Name : Guard #1

Original Name : Heitor Lourenço

Gender : Male

José Pinto

Character Name : Barbas

Original Name : José Pinto

Gender : Male

Fernando Heitor

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : Fernando Heitor

Gender : Male

Catarina Furtado

Character Name : Visitor

Original Name : Catarina Furtado

Gender : Female

Paulo Oom

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : Paulo Oom

Gender : Male

Filipe Cochofel

Character Name : Young Prisoner

Original Name : Filipe Cochofel

Gender : Male

Mário Moutinho

Character Name : Paramedic 1

Original Name : Mário Moutinho

Gender : Male

António Calvário

Character Name :

Original Name : António Calvário

Gender : Male

Nelson Traquina

Character Name :

Original Name : Nelson Traquina

Gender : Male

Luís Lucas

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Luís Lucas

Gender : Male

Miguel Hurst

Character Name : Prisoner in Hospital

Original Name : Miguel Hurst

Gender : Male

Luís Alberto

Character Name : Prisioneiro

Original Name : Luís Alberto

Gender : Male

Natália Luiza

Character Name : Juíza

Original Name : Natália Luiza

Gender : Female

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